The Wind

[Verse] The wind makes maniacs of trees But only fools believe they’ll fall The bending always stops the breaking I’ve been doing too much bending of my own And now the wind won’t let me up Another gust out here will break me The sun has never faltered Brightening what could have been a solemn day Taunting us for what it’s taking And as the leaves turn golden I will sleep until i’ve missed the whole damn day My bed too warm to face the winter [Chorus] There has to be some better shit for you and I to care about We get it backwards every time we try [Verse] Remember when We fought beneath the moonlight in the garden, and You couldn’t stop yourself from laughing? I stopped the break And pulled you close and felt your finger trace my hands Don’t go to bed until you love me Do you think that I can change? I swear it’s not too late But when you’re sleeping you’re not reaching for my hand Just the way you always did We’ll sleep it off and start again The wind still blows and we still bend [Chorus] There has to be some better shit for you and I to care about We get it backwards every time we try And I can feel the weight of your hands in the small of my spine Pushing me towards the eastern side of town And I know that I will follow you around like i’m your little brother Tug your sleeve and barely dare to make a sound But I am older now and proud I'll find a family who wants to keep me round or at least suffer for my sins [Outro] So when my prayers for sleep aren’t answered And the pigeons break the sound Of all this silence in a room I can’t drown out I’ll mark the daybreak Sing until my voice gives out I’ll hold you tight against my stomach Thank the wind for always blowing Us together Lord knows I could use it now I’ll hold you tight against my stomach Thank the wind for always blowing us together Lord knows I could use it now